The Last of Us Remastered - PlayStation 4

This honestly might be the best game I've ever played. I know a lot of people have heard that before, but I believe this is the complete package. It seriously gives HL2 & Bioshock (my 2 other personal favorites) a run for their money. It's nothing we haven't seen before in terms of mechanics/innovation but the story makes you forget about all that. It makes you believe. It makes you feel. Without spoiling anything it's essentially a Walking Dead/Survival Horror type story that plays like a perfect mix of Red Dead Redemption/Uncharted/Tomb Raider (from the makers of Uncharted, obviously) with a nice balance of story & 3rd person cover shooting. The story itself I can't say much about other than it's seriously awesome :) It will take you on one of the best journeys you'll play all year. That's all I want to say (DON"T READ MUCH ELSE BE AWARE OF SPOILERS!) Where this review gets my maximum praise though is for it's multuiplayer effort which gets seriously overlooked. I consider myself a hardcore MP gamer (with a heavy SOCOM, CS, Halo background) and this is the best entry since some of those games. A hardcore TPS with heavy cover aspects that also incorporates the scavaging/mending aspects from single player. With smaller teams it's the perfect blend of nail bitting edge of your seat action. I'm guessing the game also comes with all DLC released which at a discounted rate makes this the entire package. A must buy for $50, and a must buy for any new PS4 owners

This is easily by far one of the best games ever invented. I originally bought it for the PS3 and I was very impressed by the visuals and the game play. The dialog and the voice acting is phenomenal, I enjoyed every moment of this masterpiece of a game. Its almost as it were a lifelike movie. And now its coming on a better system PS4 with upgraded graphics and the full potential of the power of the PS4. I just pre ordered. Its your into great story with a heavy emotional experience and lots of action you don't wanna miss out on this. This game deserved all the rave reviews from the masses along with being game of the year of 2013.

I got the Playstation 4 solely for this game. This version takes the ps3 version and makes it better in every way. The download is pretty big but it includes all of the downloadable content, story and maps. If you have never played the ps3 version then this is an absolute must buy. The game plays great at a third person perspective and everything from the player movement and background interaction is top notch, with great voice acting by Troy Baker and Ashley Johnson. The story will get you attached to these characters and you will feel the pain and joy they go through. The most surprising thing about this game is how great the multiplayer is. I've played everything from Gears of War,Halo to Call of Duty and this is by far my favorite online experience. There is no hero mode where one person can glitch and just dominate an entire team. You have to work as a team and if you dont your team will lose. There is no huge advantage that the other team will have and thats what makes the online so fun. This game is well worth the Game of the Year nominations and rewards it has recieved.

Bought this for PS3 and beat it... It was so good that I bought it AGAIN for PS4 just to see the difference in graphics which is nothing short of amazing. This game will definitely keep your attention even if you have already played it. It is like watching a movie and the images are stunning!

Okay, so the game isn't actually 100% perfect. But it's pretty close if I do say so myself. There's a few different stances I could take on reviewing this game, but I'm going to take one different from most people. I could talk about the story, as it is easily the shining star of games. But everybody talks about the story. Just go into this game knowing that it is the most gut wrenching, heart throbbing, touching, wonderful story that you will ever experience in your life. But what really makes this game for me is the little things. When you walk up/down stairs, your characters movements change to look like he's actually walking up stairs. When you walk by other people, the characters actually say convincing dialogue and interact with each other. When you shine your flashlight onto another person, they'll actually cover their eyes. It's awesome. That's what makes this game, is the immersion. This game is brutal. And you feel it. When Joel is defending himself, he'll smash someone's head in, or slam them against the wall. You feel the despair that he feels. You feel the hopelessness, and the extreme actions that you have to take to protect yourself, and Ellie. You know that if you make one wrong move, you won't make it. I know it's just a game, and that you'll just respawn, but that's what is so amazing about this game. It completely sucks you in. You see just how gritty, and dark, and cold that the world is, and you're just doing what you can to try and make the difference. For those that haven't played the game, the gameplay mechanics of this game are just great. You collect different crafting components throughout the game, and when you craft things it's in real time, which adds to the sense of urgency. You can't just pause the game and craft everything you want. When you stealth takedown someone, you can still be detected, which also adds to the realism. It takes about 5 seconds from when you click the stealth takedown for them to actually go down, and you have to take that into account with your timing. I really like how detection works. You don't get a detection meter like in most games, it's just this kind of ominous sound that gets stronger and louder the closer you are to being detected. It's different and I like it. You collect parts throughout the game that you can use to upgrade your weapons, to give you faster reload times and bigger clips. You can also collect "supplements", which are basically pills, that you can use to upgrade aspects about you, such as maximum health, how fast you craft items, etc.

The Last of Us Remaster for the ps4. The game originally released on the ps3. The biggest difference between the two versions is that the ps4 included nearly all the dlc (includes multiplayer character skins, multiplayer maps, etc), the single player dlc, 60FPS (frames per second), and remastered graphics (better lighting, models, etc). The story for this game is very powerful. You feel like you are part of the adventure of the characters because it really grips you into their world; their struggles. The connection you build with the characters along the way makes you question morals and decisions. Because in the end of the world, sometimes making the right choice is not always the easiest. As far as the game-play goes, the game mechanics is very solid and well done. The guns handle terrifically and fit very well with the setting of the game. Multiplayer is hands down one of the best multiplayer game I have ever played. So do yourself a favor and purchase this game already. You will not regret it.

The Last of Us ranks among the best games ever made. There I said it. One of the enduring challenges of videogames is creating strong emotional bonds with the characters in our televisions and monitors. Throughout gaming’s early days, our motivation to care about these characters was to provide a very simple “rescue the princess” or “save the world” archetype. Rare is the game that takes what we know and manages to recontextualize and spin these tropes into something fresh. The Last of Us is one of these games. It is 2033, twenty years after the outbreak of a virulent strain of Cordyceps which can turn humans into shambling husks known as the Infected. Humanity is barely surviving thanks to the iron grip of the military’s quarantine zones. Enter Joel, a weary veteran of this dark world. He is asked by a resistance group called the Fireflies to take a girl named Ellie across the country as a favor, and throughout the game’s fifteen hour campaign, they bond together in slow subtle ways as the journey takes the better part of a year from start to finish. Smart writing and exceptional voice acting from Troy Baker and Ashley Johnson really sells the two characters. Naughty Dog’s presence is also felt in the gameplay, which takes many cues from the Uncharted series with third person shooting. However, Joel is quite unlike Nathan Drake, in that he cannot fire from the hip, and is quite slow and lumbering. An excellent stealth mechanic and simple yet effective crafting system round out the gameplay mechanics. Joel and Ellie will contend with both Infected and other humans in their adventure across America. Stealth here is paramount as ammunition is scarce, but Joel has an edge with a listen mode that allows him to hear the enemies at a distance. In the unlockable Survivor difficulty, this mode is turned off. An unfortunate concession to gameplay flow is that Ellie or other allied NPCs will not be detected by enemies, which can break immersion at times. The Last of Us shines in the visual department with amazing lighting and particle effects. Character models are highly detailed, and water flows realistically. Bucking the trend of brown zombie games, Naughty Dog opted to show plants and foliage slowly reclaiming the world with shades of green saturating the screen. It’s an absolute marvel that such graphics were able to happen on seven-year old hardware. What is most impressive is that the story combined with the very refined gameplay result in an absolutely unforgettable game. There are almost no weak parts in the story and the pacing is spot on. The Last of Us is a transcendent experience that masterfully mixes a strong story with tense gameplay. It is, without a doubt, the very best game I have ever played.

The Last of Us is one of those gems that seems so far and few between these days. Naughty Dog is absolutely, hands-down, one of the true GREAT studios that Sony has so graciously blessed us Playstation owners with. Seriously, has there EVER been even a mediocre Naughty Dog game since its' inception? The Last of Us is absolutely a game that will always stand out for this decade and will certainly become a classic. The storyline is not another zombie game. It plays strongly on human condition, tough decisions, and heart felt moments. It will truly evoke your emotions through the characters and events. The single player campaign is second to none. It is well written, well dialogued, and well scripted. The game play is smooth, often frantic, yet highly rewarding. Strategy combines with run-n-gun differing based on circumstances. Plenty of exploring, plenty of rewards, and lots to discover off the beaten paths. The multiplayer is a whole new experience unlike anything else out there. The grit, panic, dynamics, and overall experience is just another layer of sweet, sweet buttercream icing on top of a diamond-encrusted cake. Seriously, there is almost no game out there that will leave your adrenaline ACTUALLY pumping like being on last stand. Last stand is when your team has no revives left and the enemy team is hunting you down like an animal. Some of the most EPIC gaming moments in my gaming lifetime (22+ years of gaming) has happened during these moments. Overall, if you haven't played TLoU, get with the program!